Dexfenfluramine

Dexfenfluramine
Clinical data
MedlinePlus	a682088
ATC code	A08AA04 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	US: WARNINGSchedule IV; Withdrawn from market;
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	36%
Elimination half-life	17–20 hours
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (S)-N-Ethyl-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-propan-2-amine;
CAS Number	3239-44-9 ;
PubChem CID	66265;
DrugBank	DB01191 ;
ChemSpider	59646 ;
UNII	E35R3G56OV;
KEGG	D07805 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:439329 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL248702 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID001025754 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H16F3N
Molar mass	231.262 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES FC(F)(F)c1cccc(c1)C[C@@H](NCC)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H16F3N/c1-3-16-9(2)7-10-5-4-6-11(8-10)12(13,14)15/h4-6,8-9,16H,3,7H2,1-2H3/t9-/m0/s1 ; Key:DBGIVFWFUFKIQN-VIFPVBQESA-N ;
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Dexfenfluramine, marketed as dexfenfluramine hydrochloride under the name Redux, is a serotonergic anorectic drug: it reduces appetite by increasing the amount of extracellular serotonin in the brain.^[2] It is the d-enantiomer of fenfluramine and is structurally similar to amphetamine, but lacks any psychologically stimulating effects.

Dexfenfluramine was, for some years in the mid-1990s, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the purposes of weight loss. However, following multiple concerns about the cardiovascular side-effects of the drug,^[2] the FDA withdrew the approval in 1997.^[3] After it was removed in the US, dexfenfluramine was also pulled out in other global markets. It was later superseded by sibutramine, which, although initially considered a safer alternative to both dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine^{[citation needed]}, was likewise removed from the US market in 2010.^[4]

The drug was developed by Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, a company co-founded by Richard Wurtman, aimed at marketing discoveries by Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists.^[5] Interneuron licensed the patent to Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories.^[6] Although at the time of its release, some optimism prevailed that it might herald a new approach^{[citation needed]}, there remained some reservations amongst neurologists, twenty-two of whom petitioned the FDA to delay approval^{[citation needed]}. Their concern was based on the work of George A. Ricaurte, whose techniques and conclusions were later questioned.^[7]

References

^ "FDA-sourced list of all drugs with black box warnings (Use Download Full Results and View Query links.)". nctr-crs.fda.gov. FDA. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Fox SI (2011). Human Physiology (Twelfth ed.). McGraw Hill. p. 665.
^ FDA 15 September 1997. FDA Announces Withdrawal Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine (Fen-Phen)
^ "Abbott Pulls Diet Drug Meridia Off US Shelves". The Wall Street Journal. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010.
^ Lemonick MD, Dowell W, Nash JM, Ramirez A, Reid B, Ressner J (23 September 1996). "The New Miracle Drug?". Time. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
^ Lemonick MD, Nash JM, Park A, Thompson D (29 September 1997). "The Mood Molecule". Time. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
^ "DEA Accedes to Ecstasy Test". Wired. 2 March 2004.

External links

Drug description
Dexfenfluramine hydrochloride
Questions and Answers about Withdrawal of Fenfluramine (Pondimin) and Dexfenfluramine (Redux)
Frontline: Dangerous prescriptions - Interview with Leo Lutwak, M.D. in which he discuses the side effects of fenfluramine, its successor Redux, and the Fen-Phen combination

[FDA-AllBoxedWarnings-1] "FDA-sourced list of all drugs with black box warnings (Use Download Full Results and View Query links.)". nctr-crs.fda.gov. FDA. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[stuart-2] Fox SI (2011). Human Physiology (Twelfth ed.). McGraw Hill. p. 665.

[3] FDA 15 September 1997. FDA Announces Withdrawal Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine (Fen-Phen)

[4] "Abbott Pulls Diet Drug Meridia Off US Shelves". The Wall Street Journal. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010.

[LemonickEtal1996p4-5] Lemonick MD, Dowell W, Nash JM, Ramirez A, Reid B, Ressner J (23 September 1996). "The New Miracle Drug?". Time. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.

[LemonickeEtal1997p6-6] Lemonick MD, Nash JM, Park A, Thompson D (29 September 1997). "The Mood Molecule". Time. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

[titleDEA_Accedes_to_Ecstasy_Test-7] "DEA Accedes to Ecstasy Test". Wired. 2 March 2004.

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